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2018 Oakland Raiders Training Camp: From A-Z

By Brad Weiss

ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden (L) and Raiders owner Mark Davis pose for a photograph during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ALAMEDA, CA - JANUARY 09: Oakland Raiders new head coach Jon Gruden (L) and Raiders owner Mark Davis pose for a photograph during a news conference at Oakland Raiders headquarters on January 9, 2018 in Alameda, California. Jon Gruden has returned to the Oakland Raiders after leaving the team in 2001. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – OCTOBER 08: Jordy Nelson #87 of the Green Bay Packers goes up for a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys in the third quarter of a football game at AT&T Stadium on October 8, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

X,Y,Z (The starting wideouts)

The wide receiver group will have a completely different look this season, as the two-headed monster of Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree was cut in half this offseason. The Raiders released Crabtree, who signed with the Baltimore Ravens, and replaced him with former Green Bay Packers wideout Jordy Nelson.

Head coach Jon Gruden was not finished with the position when the Raiders went into the 2018 NFL Draft, and swung a deal with Pittsburgh for a third standout wide receiver. The Raiders traded a third round pick for Martavis Bryant, who was rumored to be getting suspended last month, but looks like he is clear to participate in 2018.

With Cooper, Nelson, and Bryant at the top of the wide receiver depth chart, the three players are going to be mixed and matched this season. Each of them has a certain skill set, and with the ability to play on the outside, or the slot, the X,Y, and Z position is not set in stone heading into training camp.

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So there you have it. A look at the Oakland Raiders 2018 training camp story-lines and battles to watch. The expectations are pretty low for this team heading into the 2018 season, but according to Raider Nation, none of that matters in the least.

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